It's time for another Monday morning to be brightened up by upcoming download delights, and this week's European Nintendo Download Update has some promising choices. On the Wii U we have an exclusive from Ronimo Games, a soft and cuddly Good-Feel game and a classic N64 title, while there are also a whole load of discounts and demos to consider. Let's get to the details.

Wii U eShop

Swords & Soldiers II (Ronimo Games, €18.99 / £16.99) - A Wii U exclusive and sequel to one of the finest Wiiware games, this is a real time strategy game with a side-on 2D perspective. You can play as Vikings, Persians or Demons in local multiplayer, while the meat of the experience is likely to be in the campaign. We anticipate humour and lovely cartoon visuals in this one, too; we'll let you know whether it lives up to its potential in our review.

Baila Latino (O2 Games, €29.90 / £24.90) - O2 Games don't have a very good track record on the Wii U eShop, with all their games to date performing horribly in reviews. Let's see how this dance game created with the choreography of professional dancers Carlo Romano and Vera Sokolova, from the prestigious "Carolyn Smith Dance Academy" does in our upcoming review.

Kirby's Epic Yarn (Nintendo, €14.99 / £13.49 until 28th May, then €19.99 / £17.99) - This was Good-Feel's first dabble in platforming with the yarn effect, taking its idea and applying it to the typically cute Kirby franchise. It proved to be a true gem on the Wii and we're pleased to see it make its way to the eShop; we absolutely loved this in our Kirby's Epic Yarn review.

Wii U Virtual Console

Paper Mario (Nintendo, €9.99 / £8.99) - This is the Nintendo 64 title where Mario's paper-based RPG adventures began. Though it's a relatively linear adventure it's full of wit and innovation, setting up a variety of sequels in the generations to follow. We described this as a "true classic" in our Paper Mario review.

Epic yarn I can pick up physical for cheap so no rush there and although I really liked swords and soldiers hd . It seemed really short to play through so I'm not so keen to pay £15+ for that until a review says there's more to it this time around....

If I'm not mistaken, Kirby Yarn is the first Wii game that gets released without having been announced a long time beforehand (apart from the first bunch of games, of course). So perhaps we can expect more surprises like that from now on.S&S II is damn expensive.The Wii U sales are great: Thomas was Alone, Lone Survivor. Time to get them!

Good week for Wii U definitely,for 3DS well at least there's a theme and a demo

I played through Epic Yarn last year on my Wii and loved it but not interested in playing it again,at least for now.Paper Mario has never really appealed to me for some reason,maybe I should try this one?Really enjoyed Swords and Soldiers but the price seems a bit steep for what it is,i'll wait on reviews for that.I'll definitely be taking advantage of the Curve 50% sale though.I meant to get them all last time they were on sale and never,glad I waited.

I think I'll be getting Paper Mario, if anything. Also, funny how CIRCLE released demo for Adventure Bar Story this late when the full game came out a while ago. But at least it's good for anyone who's on the fence about buying it, I personally highly recommend the game!

Maybe I'll get one or two of Curve Digital's discounts, the only thing that could stop me is that I already have some discounted games that are waiting to be started, not sure I wanna make the list longer XD

Alright we finally get Paper Mario. Not that I'm buying it (have it on Wii VC and finished it - not looking to replay it) I'm just glad we might get some surprise new N64 games now. Tempted to get Epic Yarn though.

Please please please come to North America Kirby Epic Yarn! Also Donkey Kong Country Returns and that other Kirby Wii game. I haven't played Epic Yarn or Donkey Kong Return. It'd be great to get to play them on my Wii U.

@Neko_Rukiafan this. I don't understand why Nintendo cannot release these Wii VC games worldwide. I have been waiting for Kirbys RTDL since it was available in Europe. I ended up buying a physical copy on craigslist. I prefer physical so that worked out well. But it was also lost $ for Nintendo.

@PrincePeach92 you should be able to find Epic Yarn pretty cheap. Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii is a great game but if you have the opportunity, get Tropical Freeze. It surpasses the Wii game in every way.

Waiting for a review on S&S2 to see if there's any real justification for the price doubling from the Wiiware version (in the US $9.99 - $19.99) other than, Affordable Space Adventures did it, so we can too. They've already worked in HD many years ago on PS3 so that cant be it.

Maybe if Splatoon was $40 like the rest of the world I could still pick this up for $20, but there's only so much gsme money to go around. And I spent $4.80 on the Mass Effect Trilogy this weekend on PSN, thats only $1.60 per game but those 3 games will take me awhile to play.

Swords and soldiers n paper Mario for me defo.may get epic yarn though I'm aiming to get rainbow paintbrush this week first.ive got all the curve games but I've heard good things about master reboot and shiny the firefly has a megadrivey vibe so i may end up with quite a lot haha.

@shigulicious I already have Tropical Freeze. That game is so good. It's difficult and I still haven't been able to finish it but I love it. (Can't get past that water world lol) I saw gameplay vids of DKCR and it looked really fun also. Ever since I got the Wii U I prefer buying Digital Games. There's something about having them all in the system that I love.

Woah, when I thought its virtually impossible to offer any worse titles for the 3DS ... look at this week. Is it possible to show any different that Nintendo doesnt care about the 3DS anymore? You can bundle all of that into a 500 stars download package. By offering this stuff, Nintendo should also allow an option to WITHDRAW money from the Eshop because no way i will spend a cent on any of that crap, now or in the future.

Swords and Soldiers 2 is a nice looking game but like with so many other weeks the Wii U VC and eShop releases just don't really excite, the variety and choice just isn't there like it was with Wii VC. The lack of third party games, consoles and arcade classics just narrows the choice of games to the point of there being no real suspense at what's going to be released, it's clear now that a certain library of games is being offered and that's it.

Being that the original Wii VC was like a one stop shop for retro gamers it was thought that Wii U would improve on this service and really expand the retro experience but for the most part disappointingly that just hasn't been the case. Nintendo are understandably going to put there own games and systems first but to be so rigid about it to the point that it basically shuts the door on many great games coming to the Wii U VC is frustrating. Nintendo do so many things well so hopefully this might change with the release of the NX console..

I never did try Epic Yarn, but it seems like a nice neighbour for Wooly World so I have to take advantage of the sale. Paper Mario and Swords and Soldiers II are also on the list. And then there's Splatoon next week! Too many games!

@sinalefa - Maybe I'll let my kids buy it for me for my birthday, they always have eShop cards laying around they could re-gift to me. My wife is probably getting me Godzilla on PS3. Course it's digital only but maybe she can pick me up a couple of PSN $20 cards?

Paper Mario is out! I'll probably get it due to the Wii-related discount.
Next week we'll see the next retro game that'll flood the comments' section!
(I need digital versions for Mario Kart Wii and Super Smash Bros Brawl, myself.)

@Game-Over I think it's more the third parties refusing to put their consoles onto the Wii U VC. The main one, SEGA said a while back that they weren't at all interested in putting Genesis, Master System, Dreamcast, etc. on Wii U VC.

Grumblevolcano...That could be true, maybe it is out of Nintendo's control but the Wii U is a very all things Nintendo console this time around. There just isn't the same kind of overall choice that was there with the original Wii, regardless of the lack of consoles there's no real arcade games coming either. The Virtual arcade has been forgotten, i thought with the more powerful Wii U this was something they would really expand on but they have pretty much given up on it.

Nintendo have done a good job of making a large part of there archive of games and systems available on the Wii U but it's unfair that they have quietly chosen to pretty much ignore 3rd party classics this time around. It surprises me that more people don't have an issue with this, most people must have more then one console.

Game-Over.... I agree with you, would love the VC to have more systems. On a positive note, the Wii VC is still accessible on the Wii U. I recently got loads of Megadrive & Neogeo games, thinks they may not be around much longer

Ooh the Swapper. I know I got it free on PS plus but I don't think I'll resubscribe any time soon.

Anyone who hasn't tried The Swapper yet, please do...It's beautiful. The atmosphere is dripping, the puzzles are tricky and the story? Well thought out. This is coming from someone who's not finished it yet, and avoiding of spoilers - sooo I like ! The track in 'recreation' still plays in my head.

Nintendo's game page for Epic Yarn (http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii/Kirby-s-Epic-Yarn-281617.html) lists the GamePad as a compatible controller. I'm not sure how since parts of the game require pointer input from the Wii Remote, but if it does work I may just double dip since I hate switching into Wii mode for my Wii discs.